How can Chinese herbal medicine improve recurrent gynecological inflammation?
Recurrent gynecological diseases (such as vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, etc.) are often related to insufficient vital energy, stagnation of damp heat, and dysfunction of the liver, spleen, and kidneys in traditional Chinese medicine.
- Damp-heat descending type (common in vaginitis and pelvic inflammatory disease)
- Symptoms: thick yellow leucorrhea, odor, genital itching, yellow and red urine, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating.
- Treatment: clear away heat and dampness to stop leucorrhea.
- Prescriptions:
- Ready-made medicine: Fuyankang Tablets, Ermiao Pills, Simiao Pills.
- Decoction: Leucorrhea-stopping prescription (Poria, Poria, Plantago, Alisma, Artemisia Capillaris, etc.) or Longdan Xiegan Decoction with modifications.
- Spleen deficiency and dampness excess type (excessive and thin leucorrhea)
- Symptoms: excessive white leucorrhea, thin texture, fatigue and abdominal distension, pale tongue with white fur.
- Treatment: Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, eliminate dampness and stop leucorrhea.
- Prescriptions:
- Ready-made medicine: Shenling Baizhu Pills, Buzhong Yiqi Pills.
- Decoction: Wandai Decoction (Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, ginseng, Atractylodes lancea, Plantago seed, etc.).
- Kidney Yang Deficiency Type (chronic inflammation, irregular menstruation)
- Symptoms: soreness and coldness in waist and knees, thin leucorrhea, frequent urination at night, late menstruation or scanty menstruation.
- Treatment: warm and tonify kidney Yang.
- Prescriptions:
- Ready-made medicine: Jinkui Shenqi Pills, Yougui Pills.
- Decoction: Neibu Pills (Lujiao Frost, Cuscuta Seed, Astragalus Membranaceus, etc.).
- Liver depression and qi stagnation type (mastopathy, menstrual disorders)
- Symptoms: premenstrual breast pain, depression, menstrual disorders.
- Treatment: soothe the liver and relieve depression.
- Prescriptions:
- Ready-made medicine: Xiaoyao Pills, Chaihu Shugan Powder.
- Decoction: Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder with modifications (Bupleurum, Angelica, White Peony, Atractylodes, etc.).
- Blood stasis type (dysmenorrhea, pelvic adhesion)
- Symptoms: dark purple menstrual blood with clots, dysmenorrhea that refuses to be pressed, dark tongue with ecchymosis.
- Treatment: Activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
- Prescriptions:
- Ready-made medicine: Guizhi Fuling Pills, Shaofu Zhuyu Granules.
- Decoction: Taohong Siwu Decoction or Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction with modifications.
- Repeated attacks require investigation of the cause (such as diabetes, low immunity, partner infection, etc.).
- Acute infection (such as high fever, severe abdominal pain) requires combination with Western medicine anti-inflammatory treatment.
- Must use medication based on syndrome differentiation, as different body types have different regimens (such as opposite medications for damp-heat and cold-damp).